There is more than a touch of irony in the fact
that the Olympic Torch, presently on its way to
Lake Placid is the first ever to be in the United

States,

and by the way the Americans are

pressuring for the politicizing of the games, quite

possibly the last one ever.

And the irony is also
noticeable by the pomp and
circumstance in every
hamlet where the torch
passes. There is a tradition
going back thousands of
years with this torch that
captures the imagination of
all who see it.

“the

With the world once again
dividing into war camps and
propoganda arsenals
already firing great salvos at
each other it is sad to see the
message of the torch being
missed by the politicians
who see war, or the threat of
it, as being more ad-

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vantageous than learning to
live with each other.

And, as usual, with all
great nationalistic ventures,
it is the little person, the one
who has the higher aims,
who gets it in the ear.

How would you like it if
your son or daughter was
competing in these Winter
Olympics and every day they
were being harangued by
mobs calling them mur-
derers and oppressors?

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with, but quite natural given
the current state of the
propoganda war.

Yes, and even the so-
called ‘sports’ writers are
managing to get into the act.

In a recent column ep-
titled ‘Sports Probe’ the
columnist, one Steve K.
Walz, talks about the up-

coming Olympic Hockey
tournament.

We quote: .

‘Most of the Russian
National Team hockey

players who are expected to
win the gold medal, play
back home for a team called
Central Red Army. Whether
it’s shooting pucks or bullets,
it doesn’t matter to those
‘athletes’ as long as_ it
benefits the ‘revolution’.’

And in another column he
says ‘This will be a war on
ice.’

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It is this type of statement
that creates hate. It is a total
abdication of responsibility
for any but the most blatant

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propogandist. For a _ so-
called sports reporter to
even think that way shows a
total lack of knowledge, or
concern of sport and the
athletes themselves.

Why do we have to at-
tempt to downgrade
everyone and everything on
the ‘other’ side? Is it so
essential to our society that
we attempt to foster ridicule
and hate?

Partially because of the
hysterical posturings of
people like Steve K. Walz, it
is silly to even think about
the counter plan being
organized by the ‘good guys’,
the games which will sup-
posedly take the place of the
Olympics.

. Any ‘freedom games’ or
alternate Olympics will be
nothing more than window
dressing for the U.S. and
their drop out friends.

They will be created
allegedly for the interests of
the athletes, but will in
actuality be a manipulated
event to present a good guy
image.

Athletics, particularly at
the amateur level, are highly
individualistic. Any nation,
whether east or west, at-
tempting to manipulate and
use these athletes, cannot
hold their head high.

There will, as always, be
some great performances
coming out of Lake Placid.
And some of them will be
from Americans and some
by Soviets. Each should be
applauded, not because of

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the origins of the athlete, but
because of the effort and
dedication of will by the
individual athlete.

After all, this is what sport
is all about, even though the
message hasn't penetrated
the minds of the politicians.

The disbandment of the
North Shore Junior
Canadians is for league and
management problems in
one sense, a nyicrocosm of the
Olympic problems.

No matter what rationale
is given, no matter what the
justification for the action
taken, it is always the athlete
that suffers from the actions
of those not involved in the
physical activity.

Little or big, politics of
one form or another get
them in the end.

Encouraging isn’t it?

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